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Montgomery's Alert System Stayed Silent
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"That was a problem," said Brian Edwards, chief of staff to county schools Superintendent Jerry D. Weast. "It showed some significant need for improvement in coordinating communications to get the message out."
Council member Nancy Floreen (D-At Large) called the human failure of the alert system "unbelievable."
"There's no point in having an emergency alert system if we don't have people around who can deal with an emergency," Floreen said.
Aoyagi said no employees would be disciplined, but he said he would look for training issues.
Ulder J. Tillman, Montgomery's health officer, reminded residents and businesses in affected areas to bring water to a rolling boil for one minute and allow it to cool before drinking or washing dishes by hand.
All ice in ice makers should be thrown out and the ice maker turned off and disinfected with a mild bleach solution, Tillman said.
When the boil-water advisory is lifted, she said, residents should throw out the first two batches of new ice.
Staff Writer Martin Weil contributed to this report.
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